Pack 2 new stars to chase KD+trade No. 10! Team record reveals Rockets plan: Shepard plays Xia Lian again

Package 2 big stars to pursue Durant + try to trade the No. 10 sign in hand! As the offseason is approaching, the team reporter disclosed the Rockets' plans, including Shepard, who will be reused in the new season, will play in the summer league again.

Package 2 Rising Stars Chase KD

Currently, Durant's battle has entered a fierce stage. After famous reporter Shams revealed that the Suns and Durant's agent are screening the next home together, the five teams of Spurs, Rockets, Heat, Knicks and Timberwolves lead the battle.

Suns recorder John Gambadoro followed up and revealed that Durant is expected to be traded next week, and it is possible that the finals are not finished, and Durant's transaction has been completed. During the period, he talked about the transaction rumors between Durant and the Rockets, and bluntly stated that the two sides had had many rounds of negotiations, and any trading framework was based on two new stars, Jabbarry Smith Jr. + Jaylen Green. It is not surprising that Jaylen Green was included in the trade negotiations. The Rockets have been treating him as the core of the backcourt scoring in the past few seasons, but Jaylen Green's performance was disappointing.

Especially after entering the playoffs this season, Jaylen Green is completely unable to play a solid scoring point. His huge instability destined to be difficult for him to grow into a core scorer of a championship-level team. In contrast, Jabbarry Smith Jr. is a high-quality championship puzzle and is growing into an elite 3D forward.

Considering his role positioning, height, wingspan and defensive influence, as long as the contract renewal is appropriate, Xiao Jia can appear in the Rockets' future plans for a long time.

Therefore, Danielle Lerner also followed up and said that there are indeed many teams in the market that are interested in the Rockets' Jabbarry Smith and Ethan, but it is difficult to believe that the Rockets will trade two.

Even though both of them missed a lot of games due to injuries this season and faced contract renewal issues, the Rockets still believe in the two.

believes that they are perfectly in line with Uduka's offensive and defensive system. Unless they can use the No. 10 pick to choose a wing player with better potential than the two, the Rockets will not consider trading two people.

Plan to trade the No. 10 draw

Compared to not wanting to trade Ethan and Xiao Jia, the Rockets are actively selling the No. 10 draw. According to team reporter Lerner, the Rockets have been trying out players in the last round and the beginning of the second round for some time.

This means that the Rockets have prepared to trade the No. 10 draw down in advance.

Lerner also said that based on the news he received, the Rockets are more likely to send away the No. 10 and No. 59 draws directly. They do not want to introduce players in the draft because the team's rotation is already very crowded.

and pointed out that the Rockets also knew that Shepard and the White Devils did not grow up to expectations mainly because of the serious lack of playing time, especially Shepard, who has great expectations for him next season.

Therefore, the Rockets do not want to repeat the same mistakes and choose a lottery show that can only be on the bench. Even if they have to choose, they hope to trade downwards and choose a high-potential player with a lower pick as the long-term training target. During the period, Lerner also revealed that Shepard will represent the Rockets in the summer league this summer, in order to prepare for the addition of his role in the new season.

Hesitate whether to pursue sharpshooting

When trying to trade the No. 10 pick to strengthen, if the Rockets want to upgrade their flank projection, they are likely to have to sacrifice Dillon Brooks.

Rockets reporter Lerner also talked about this in his interactions with fans, pointing out that the Rockets did intend to pursue Cameron Johnson, but hesitated whether to send Dillon away for this.

Lerner bluntly said that he did not know whether the target was Cameron Johnson, but the latter's ability did meet the requirements of the Rockets.

However, if the Rockets want to get him, they will most likely send Dillon away, who has a similar contract salary. His declining decline in defense on behalf of Dillon is a risk that the Rockets are not willing to take.